The Smile Song[2] is a song featured in the episode A Friend in Deed. Dubbed "smile" by the My Little Pony crew, it is sung by Pinkie Pie, expressing her love of laughter, happiness, and friends while making her way around Ponyville with a great big smile. In the sequence, Pinkie can be seen greeting several ponies, cheering up sad fillies and helping Applejack paint her barn. By the end of the song a large crowd of smiling background ponies and the leading characters have gathered around Pinkie Pie. They all sing along for the finale of the song after which Pinkie Pie meets Cranky Doodle Donkey for the first time.

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Production and re-use

The song was uploaded to YouTube by user "Veronica Dela Cruz" on 7 November 2011 but removed soon after; the leak led to Hasbro "cracking down" on material released by the show's artists.[3]

The song has been released as a sing-along on the DVDsMy Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Pinkie Pie Party[4] and My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Season Two Disc 4 (where it is called "Smile, Smile, Smile!").

Music from the song is used in the Pinkie Pie's Cupcake Maker game on the Hub Network's website. An instrumental version can be heard on the title screen for the My Little Pony iOS and Android game.

Original lyrics

Amy Keating Rogers singing the original lyrics at a panel during the 2012 Summer BronyCon.

At the 2012 Summer BronyCon, the show's writer Amy Keating Rogers revealed the song's original working lyrics, singing it herself with a different melody and rhythm from the aired version. The original lyrics elaborate on life in Ponyville.[5]

[Pinkie Pie]

My name is Pinkie Pie (Hello!)

And I am here to say (How ya doin'?)

I'm gonna make you smile, and I will brighten up your day (Bonjour!)

It doesn't matter now (What's up?)

If you are sad or blue (Howdy pard'ner!)

'Cause cheering up my friends is just what Pinkie's here to do

'Cause I love to make you smile, smile, smile

Fills my heart up with sunshine, shine, shine

All I really need's a smile, smile, smile

From these happy friends of mine

I like to see you grin (Awesome!)

And I would love to see you beam (Rock on!)

Seein' the corners of your mouth turned up

Is always Pinkie's dream (Hoof-bump!)

But if you're kind of worried (Oh no!)

And your face has made a frown (Hold on!)

I'll work real hard and I do my best

To turn that sad frown upside down

'Cause I love to make you grin, grin, grin

Bust it out from ear to ea-ea-ear

Just give me a joyful gri-i-in

And you fill me with good cheer

It's true, some days are dark and gloomy

And maybe you feel sad

But Pinkie will be there to show you it really isn't bad

There's one thing that makes me so happy

And makes my life worthwhile

And that's when I talk to my friends and I get them to smile

Pinkie Pie: Did you finally get that nasty cough cleared up there, Derpy Doo?